The Sociologically Examined Life: Pieces of the ConversationThis lively and concise supplemental text uses analyses of everyday conversations and experiences to inspire students to think sociologically about society and about themselves as social actors. |
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Page 169
... keep them from happening . It means paying attention to how ideas are used , by whom , to shape thoughts and feelings and create comforting or distracting illusions . It means watching to see how information is filtered and shaped , by ...
... keep them from happening . It means paying attention to how ideas are used , by whom , to shape thoughts and feelings and create comforting or distracting illusions . It means watching to see how information is filtered and shaped , by ...
Page 191
... keep society going and then divide up this work equally among all who are able to work . Perhaps it will turn out that we need 20 hours a week from everyone to keep society running . If so , then the rule becomes " everyone must put in ...
... keep society going and then divide up this work equally among all who are able to work . Perhaps it will turn out that we need 20 hours a week from everyone to keep society running . If so , then the rule becomes " everyone must put in ...
Page 204
... keeps us trying to create more accurate , complete , and useful representations ; it keeps us open to new information ; and it keeps us connected to others as we try to do all this . Conversation is both a means to this end and an end ...
... keeps us trying to create more accurate , complete , and useful representations ; it keeps us open to new information ; and it keeps us connected to others as we try to do all this . Conversation is both a means to this end and an end ...
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